tin4 bou2填補填补
Jyutpingtin4 bou2
Yaletìhn bóu
Definition
To fill or plug a gap, vacancy, or deficit with something external.
neutralworkemotion
How it's used
Focuses on restoring completeness to something that has a gap or missing part. While it can apply to physical objects, it is frequently used in abstract contexts like filling job vacancies or addressing emotional needs. It carries a sense of purpose and necessity, implying that the gap was problematic or incomplete.
Examples
The company is hiring to fill the vacancy.
How do you fill this psychological void?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this for simply filling a container with liquid or solid matter, such as filling a cup with water or a bowl with rice, where 裝 or 填滿 are more appropriate.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
